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Deonta

99% boys · 16 born in 2025

Deonta has been given to about 2,678 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1992, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 2,492
Median age today30 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Deonta per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1992 · 158
  • Born in 202516
  • All time2,678

How popular is Deonta?

Its best year was 1992, when 158 babies were given the name, ranking 839th. The typical living American called Deonta is about 30 years old today.

Names that sound like Deonta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Deonte0.72
  2. Devonte0.64
  3. Deon0.60
  4. Dakota0.57
  5. Donte0.55
  6. Dontae0.55
  7. Deondre0.53
  8. Kenyatta0.51

Middle names for Deonta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Deonta John0.83
  2. Deonta Lee0.83
  3. Deonta Bryce0.82
  4. Deonta Ross0.82
  5. Deonta Quinn0.82
  6. Deonta Neal0.82

Sibling names for Deonta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Tianasister · 0.81
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.81
  3. Ravensister · 0.81
  4. Biancasister · 0.81
  5. Zachariahbrother · 0.80
  6. Nathanaelbrother · 0.79

Where Deonta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Deonta White0.78
    2. Deonta Reyes0.78
    3. Deonta Nguyen0.78
    4. Deonta Moore0.78
    5. Deonta Lee0.78
    6. Deonta Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Deonta

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.